Open AccessAbsence of the palmaris longus tendon in Indian population
Author(s) -
Pawan Agarwal
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.61863
Subject(s) - medicine , tendon , population , significant difference , anatomy , little finger , incidence (geometry) , normal population , surgery , index finger , physics , environmental health , optics
Ethnic variations in the prevalence of the absence of the palmaris longus (PL) tendon are well known. Studies have also attempted to correlate its absence with other anatomical anomalies. However, most studies have been done in Caucasian populations. The present study was undertaken to know the occurrence of absence of palmaris longus in Indian population.